Returned Peace Corps Volunteer GEORGE KENNETH SHUEY can be contacted at gkshueyacomcastdnet
Country of Service: MALAYSIA (SARAWAK)
Training Group: SARWAK/NORTH BORNEO II
Cities you served in: KANOWIT
Arrival Year: 1963
Departure Year: 1965
Work Description:
RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER
Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:
WESTERN SAMOA, TRAINING PROJECT DIRECTOR AND HILO HAWAI'I TRAINING CENTER STAFF AND PROJECT DIRECTOR
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AS GRANTEE OF EAST WEST CENTER, WHILE WORKING AS PC TRAINING STAFF. THEN TO BERKELY, CA AS EDU FILM SCRIPT WRITER AND THEN TO UMASS. WORKED AS ACTOR AND SET BUILDER, ART TEACHER AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER IN CONNECTICUT. CONTINUING AS ARTIST
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
PC CHANGED MY LIFE. I CAME BACK AS A TOTAL MISFIT IN MAINSTREAM AMERICA. I LEARNED MUCH FROM MY HOST COUNTRY PEOPLE, IF I COULD CHANGE ONE THING IT WOULD BE TO DO MORE FOR THEM AND STAYED ACTIVE IN RAIN FOREST PRESERVATION IN BORNEO
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
LUJEAN HOWER,JOHN CURTIS, DEAN BOWDEN,ANYONE FROM SARAWAK,MALAYSIA,SAMOA,FIJI GROUPS
Any message for returned volunteers?:
YOUR VOICE IS VERY IMPORTANT, DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO SPEAK OUT, DON'T EXPECT ANYONE TO UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT AMERICAN WASTE AND EXCESS. STAY IN TOUCH WITH OTHER PCVS, JOIN AN RPCV GROUP.
